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The Vatican says Pope Francis slept peacefully and ate breakfast after developing pneumonia in both his lungs.

Despite his diagnosis of bilateral pneumonia Tuesday night, sources near the pope and close papal aides have said that while ...

Francis was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli hospital in a “fair” condition on Friday after a weeklong bout of bronchitis worsened.

The Vatican said that the pontiff had pneumonia in both lungs and that he “continued to present a complex picture.” ...